MONDAY MEDITATION: Election Day Eve (November 4)

Since we belong to the day, let’s stay sober, wearing faithfulness and love as a piece of armor that protects our body and the hope of salvation as a helmet. — 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Tomorrow promises to be one of the most contentious, nerve-wracking elections ever. It’s helpful to put things in perspective from a …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: When My Sister Visited (October 14)

Teach us to number our days so we can have a wise heart. — Psalm 90:12 My sister and I, both in our 70’s, have made a pact. Each year we’re going to get together, somewhere, sometime. She’s in Florida and I’m in Missouri. Recently she visited me here in St. Louis. On one day, we journeyed to …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: The Generosity of Death (October 7)

“I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.” — John 12:24 There’s a generosity behind death that we’re seldom aware of. When you die, you are allowing others to live. The food you would have eaten …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: Trust Jesus and Live Today (September 23)

Human beings and animals share the same fate. One dies just like the other—both have the same life-breath. Humans are no better off than animals because everything is pointless. — Ecclesiastes 3:19 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. — …

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